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A collection of the most essential and inspiring Zen writings, from a renowned translator. Zen Buddhism emerged in China some fifteen centuries ago and remained the most dynamic and influential spiritual movement in Asia for more than a millennium. The first Zen masters sought a... read more

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Observe the empty monarch of mind; mysterious, subtle, unfathomable, it has no shape or form, yet it has great spiritual power, able to extinguish a thousand troubles and perfect ten thousand virtues.

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  1. Thomas Cleary (Author)

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